Walking around in search of lunch, I found a woman selling some candied foods from a cart.
I walked past it thinking I should eat before buying sweets. In retrospect I should have eaten first then doubled back for some of these.
I asked the lady for about a fist sized portion of the pink ones. By ask, I of course mean pointed at the candy, then at my fist.
She grumbled something I couldn’t have any hope of understanding and proceeded to fill the bag with pink candies. After it was mostly full she started to fill it with the other colors and varieties available.
I ended up getting about a quart or two worth of candies for ₭5000 or about 60 US cents.
The pink stuff is candied coconut! The green and white are also candied coconut, but the pink and green ones have a delicate extra flavor I can’t quite identify.
The yellow one in the middle is candied galangal. Candied galangal and candied ginger taste relatively the same but galangal is still a bit stronger. In a good way.
There were three others she put in my bag that I have yet to identify. I have this sneaking suspicion that one is durian.
I know the colors seem unreal, but they are real and accurate. People who know my camera, know that it captures honest, excellent colors.
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